most games by nba player before age 40

LeBron James has the most career games by a player younger than 40, with 1,520 games.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season games by NBA player before age 40
NAMEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
1,520
37.9
27.1
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.6
7.6
73.6
58.9
1.2
6.3
3.5
57,578
41,131
11,405
11,261
2,298
1,128
5,319
2,719
+7340
2Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1,471
34.4
21.2
7.7
2.5
0.8
0.9
7.5
15.9
47.2
1.3
3.4
38.3
4.9
5.6
87.9
57.8
1.0
6.7
1.7
50,574
31,187
11,331
3,616
1,201
1,263
2,476
3,525
+6608
3Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
50,418
26,071
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
4Karl Malone
K. Malone
1,434
37.3
25.4
10.2
3.5
1.4
0.8
9.3
18.0
51.7
0.1
0.2
27.5
6.7
9.0
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
53,481
36,374
14,601
5,085
2,037
1,125
4,421
4,461
+2791
5John Stockton
J. Stockton
1,410
32.0
13.2
2.7
10.7
2.2
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.6
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.5
60.9
0.6
2.1
2.9
45,093
18,623
3,813
15,062
3,103
295
4,030
3,724
+2646
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1,404
26.0
11.8
10.7
0.0
0.0
7.7
4.5
6.3
72.0
36,446
16,616
7Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,369
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
8Reggie Miller
R. Miller
1,389
34.3
18.2
3.0
3.0
1.1
0.2
5.9
12.6
47.1
1.8
4.7
39.5
4.5
5.1
88.8
61.4
0.6
2.4
1.7
47,619
25,279
4,182
4,141
1,505
299
2,409
2,730
+2015
9Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
1,377
36.1
12.7
6.3
8.8
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.3
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.3
2.9
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
49,753
17,478
8,660
12,054
2,663
448
3,994
2,543
+3776
10Jason Terry
J. Terry
1,359
30.3
13.8
2.4
3.9
1.1
0.2
5.0
11.4
44.4
1.6
4.3
38.0
2.0
2.4
84.5
55.5
0.4
2.0
1.8
41,220
18,715
3,226
5,356
1,561
262
2,390
2,525
+1699
11Chris Paul
C. Paul
1,354
33.7
17.0
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.8
47.0
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.6
4.1
87.1
58.1
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,606
23,011
5,978
12,499
2,717
222
3,093
3,185
+6113
12Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,638
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
13Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
1,343
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.6
4.3
36.8
5.2
6.4
80.6
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.6
45,880
26,397
7,527
4,708
1,752
745
3,532
3,643
+3345
14Robert Parish
R. Parish
1,339
30.5
16.2
10.0
1.5
6.7
12.3
54.2
0.0
2.8
3.9
72.1
57.7
40,853
21,629
13,429
2,003
4,000
15Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
1,337
31.2
14.5
4.6
2.3
1.0
1.0
5.5
12.5
43.9
0.9
2.6
35.6
2.7
3.8
69.1
51.3
1.4
3.3
1.9
41,752
19,426
6,201
3,050
1,392
1,369
2,476
4,090
+924
16Gary Payton
G. Payton
1,335
35.3
16.3
3.9
6.7
1.8
0.2
6.5
14.0
46.6
0.8
2.7
31.7
2.4
3.4
72.9
52.8
1.0
2.9
2.3
47,116
21,813
5,269
8,966
2,445
285
3,030
3,217
+1928
17Moses Malone
M. Malone
1,329
20.6
12.2
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
27,405
16,212
18Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
1,326
29.4
14.6
2.2
3.4
0.9
0.2
5.1
12.4
41.0
1.7
4.8
34.8
2.8
3.2
86.2
52.9
0.4
1.9
1.9
38,988
19,414
2,948
4,538
1,179
271
2,476
2,007
-1256
19Vince Carter
V. Carter
1,314
32.2
18.5
4.6
3.4
1.1
0.6
6.7
15.3
43.8
1.5
4.1
37.3
3.6
4.5
79.9
53.6
1.2
3.4
1.9
42,295
24,295
6,044
4,445
1,393
792
2,445
3,594
+2099
20Buck Williams
B. Williams
1,307
12.8
10.0
4.9
0.0
3.0
4.6
66.4
16,784
13,019
+155
21Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
1,303
21.0
8.4
0.0
4.1
6.1
67.0
27,311
22Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1,301
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
43,023
27,176
9,025
10,351
2,038
418
5,038
3,304
+2583
23Ray Allen
R. Allen
1,300
35.6
18.9
4.1
3.4
1.1
0.2
6.6
14.6
45.2
2.3
5.7
40.0
3.4
3.8
89.4
58.0
0.9
3.1
2.1
46,344
24,505
5,272
4,361
1,451
244
2,709
2,858
+3491
24Andre Miller
A. Miller
1,298
30.9
12.5
3.7
6.6
1.2
0.2
4.6
10.1
46.1
0.1
0.7
21.8
3.1
3.8
80.7
53.2
1.1
2.6
2.4
40,140
16,239
4,775
8,503
1,540
227
3,111
2,873
+779
25Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
1,296
30.2
9.6
3.8
8.0
1.2
0.1
3.7
8.3
44.7
0.6
1.7
33.2
1.7
2.2
77.0
52.2
1.0
2.8
2.4
39,121
12,489
4,963
10,334
1,608
117
3,155
2,230
+402

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
52
30
.634
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5
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36
.561
14.0
6
46
36
.561
14.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
5/25
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8:00 PM
Wed
5/27
@
8:00 PM
Fri
5/29
@
8:00 PM
Sun
5/31
@
8:00 PM
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3 - 0

121

Final

108

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

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Sun
3/29
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118-135
Sun
3/29
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88-123
Sun
3/29
@
114-99
Sun
3/29
@
99-116
Sun
3/29
@
87-139

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/24
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8:00 PM
Mon
5/25
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8:00 PM
Tue
5/26
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Wed
5/27
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8:00 PM
Thu
5/28
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8:30 PM